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ok, so backspin one rotation one way, flic flac, backspin one rotation the other way, repeat as needed.Sounds simple, right? The individual elements are easy for me, even the BS cascade. But putting the flic flac in there just hasn't worked. On some kites you can get a one rotation back spin and I thought that was the secret, waiting for the kite to stop. Doesn't seem to be so. And when i wait for the kite to come center in the fade and pull while its rotating I get all out of shape. Any ideas?

You may want to try it in light winds, just enough to keep your kite flying. The lighter winds will allow you to use much softer inputs. Practice giving enough input so the kite only wants to rotate around once for the backspin. Worry about the flick flac after you've got the backspin control down.

For some kites it helps to bring the kite into the fade with one wingtip lower than the other. You'll have to experiment with how to get there. It helps to get the backspin going when the fade isn't level.

Remember to go easy at first and work up to aggressive inputs. Get those backspins and flick flacs nice and controlled. You'll have it down in no time.

Me too. Setting up the flic flacs to get the opposite rotations on the back spins is what's killing me.

Denny

Let the kite go a little past horizontal before popping it into the pancake - this will give the one wing high attitude necessary for a good backspinThen pull it back into the fade, but one wing will be high. This should make the BS rotation easier.As you get better at it, you can work on trying to flatten it out some.

Let the kite go a little past horizontal before popping it into the pancake - this will give the one wing high attitude necessary for a good backspinThen pull it back into the fade, but one wing will be high. This should make the BS rotation easier.As you get better at it, you can work on trying to flatten it out some.

Thanks Will. I've been trying to time the input to pancake so it comes just before the wing comes back to horizontal. I'll try letting it go just past horizontal and see if that makes it any easier for me.

Denny

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